Combined wall blackboard and writing desk



A ril 15, 1924. 1,490,508

W. M CROSSWHITE V COMBINED WALL BLACKBOARD AND WRITING DES K lFiled Aug. 22, 1923 2 Sheets-$heet 1 April 15, 1924. 1,490,508

. w. M. CROSSWHITE COMBINED WALL BLAGKBOARD AND WRITING DESK Filed Aug. 22, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 stares ear;

-Vl/ILLLAh/I M. CROSSNHITE, OF SNOW LAKE, ARKANSAS.

COMBINED WALL BLAGKBOARD- AND WRITING- DESK.

Application filed August 22, 19:23. Serial No. 658,783.

To all whom it may concern: and are supported by pulleys from which Be it known that l, Winnniii M. Onossthe same extend downwardly along the sides wi-Iirn, a citizen of the United States, residof the frame 2 through guice loops 6 extending at Snow Lake, in the county of Desha ing from the frame. Y'Veights 7 are at- 5 and State of Arkansas, have invented a new t: clied to the lower ends of the chain. Pins and useful Combined Viali Blackboard and 6 extend from the frame and are detach-ably Writing Desk, of which the following is a engaged by the chain. By pressing upspecification. uardly against the bottom of the base 1 This invention relates to a combined wall the chain 3 can be released from pins 6 and m blackboard and writing desk, and is more the structure adjusted upwardly or downespeciallv a continuation in part of my apwai'dly after which the cl .ain is again placed plication filed hiiay 24th, 1923, Serial No. on pins 6 and thus anchored. The weights 11,271. act as counter-balances for facilitating the One of the Ol3]6Cl'S of the invention is to adwstment of the structure. 15 provide a structure of this character consti- The inner frame 8 is mounted for rota- 7o tuting an attractive article of furniture and rion in the main frame 2 about pivot pins which has a combined desk and containerthat 9 in the top and bottom of the frame 2. can be supported readily in either of two po- This frame 8 is provided with a blackboard sitions for use either as a desk or as a paper 10 and arranged back of the blackboard is a 20 holder or the like. mirror 11 and a picture 12. A pin 13 can A further object is to provide a novel arbe provided for holding the frame 8 against rangement of pockets or compartments for rotation. Obviously by removing this pin holding various articles useful in connection the frame 8 can be revolved to bring the with a desk and blackboard. blackboard 10 to position in front of the A still further object is to provide a strucstructure or if preferred, the blackboard can ture utilizing a blackboard, which, when not be brought to position facing the wall, therein use, in be turned facing the wall, the back by closing the mirror 11 and the picture 12. of the blackboard being provided with a The beam 1 projects forwardly a greater mirror and any suitable means such as a distance at the bottom thereof than at the so picture, adding to its attractiveness. top and the upper portion 13 of the base is $5 With the foregoing and other objects in provided with a bottom 14 and a front wall View which will appear as the description 15, thus founing a compartment 16 extendproceeds, the invention resides in the coming throughout the width of the base. The bination and arrangement of parts and in lower portion of the base projects forwardly the details of construction hereinafter debeyond the wall. 15 and is provided with so scribed and claimed, it being understood that superposed partitions 1'? and 1.8 and a front changes in the precise embodiment of the in wall 19. This wall 19 is located above the vention herein disclosed may be made with partition 18 and cooperates therewith to v in the scope of what is claimed without deform a compartment 20. A drawer 21 is in parting from the spirit of the invention. slidably mounted between the partitions 1'7 In the accompanyingdrawings the pre and 18. ferred form of the invention has been shown. Pivotally connected to the sides of the base In said drawings 1 are hangers 22 the lower ends of which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the deform the sides of a holder 28 extending as vice. throughout the width of the base and di- 1 0 Fig. 2 is a front elevation showing the vided by partitions 24 into separate comblackboard in position for use. partments 25. These compartments are Fig. 8 is a section on line 33, Fig. 2. adapted to hold writing paper, envelopes Referring to the figures by characters of and the like, and the front wall of the holder 5 reference 1 designates a base having an up- 23 is extended downwardly below the 1 5 standing frame 2 at the back thereof and holder as indicated at 26. which frame is preferably supported by WVhen it is desired to use the structure as means of beams 3 or the like connected to a writing desk the holder 23 is swung upan eye 4 located at the center of the top of wardly to the position indicated by broken 5 the frame. These beams diverge upwardly lines in Fig. 3, after which the drawer 21 is 11 pulled forward so as to extend under and support the holder 23. Thus the wall 26 of the holder can be used as a desk. By pushing the drawer 21 inwardly, the hold er 23 will gravitate to the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Drawer 21 and the compartments 16 and 20 can be used "for holding various articles such as books, chalk, era-sers, etc.

Prop projections 27 are extended laterally from the base 1 so as to limit the swinging movement of the holder in one direction.

What is claimed is 1. A device 01 the class described including" a base, an integral frame upstandingtherefrom, said base havingsuperposed conr' partinents, the lower compartments being extended "forwardly beyond the upper coinpartments, counterbalanced means for supporting the frame and base, a holder pivotally connected to and normally suspended beneath the base, and a drawer in the base and slidable under the holder to support the holder in a forwardly extended position in front of the base.

2. A device of the class described including an adjustably supported structure comrising a frame and a base below and integral with the frame, said base having superposed compartments a holder pivotally connected to and normally suspended under the base and having separate compartments, said holder being movable to forwardly extending position in front of the base with the front wall of the holder constituting stops thereof to provide a writing desk, and a drawer in the base movable to position under the holder to be supported in forwardly extending position.

In testimony that 1 claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto atlixed my signa ture in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM M. CROSSW'HITE.

Vi itnesses N. W. BnoYLrN, JAMES F. STEELMAN. 

